episode_0044

Even though I spoke in a somewhat forceful tone, he still seemed conflicted and had difficulty answering.

I guess it’s because they know that if they sell it wrong, it can cause significant problems.

I waited for a while, because I thought that if I left it like this, the other party might come out and say they won’t sell it.

Deciding that it would be better to be even more aggressive, I stood up from my seat and clicked my tongue.

“Okay. If you don’t want to sell it, then don’t. ”

At those words, he speaks to me in an urgent voice, trying to calm me down.

“Oh, no. I need to think about something for a moment, so how many people do you need exactly? I can give you as many as you want. ”

The words “as much as you want” and the sight of countless vagrants swarming through the window.

It seems that the supply has become too excessive, and from this guy’s point of view, he wants to get rid of those guys quickly.

That’s why, more easily than I thought, they succumb to my pressure and impose structural conditions on me.

‘Then, using this, extract as much relevant information as possible.’

I was about to open my mouth, thinking that it would be better to approach the topic in depth, step by step.

A loud scream, almost like a scream, was heard from below.

“Please, give me back my little brother!”

As I looked at him without saying a word, he smiled awkwardly and spoke to me.

“It’s nothing. Sometimes, there are people who don’t even know the topic and get upset. If you don’t mind, could you wait a moment? I’ll take care of it right away. ”

I nod my head slightly, and he hurriedly goes out and downstairs.

After leaving a message for Rihanna to search the branch manager’s office, I took out the hammer from my bosom and left the office.

*

As he followed him down, a woman was seen crying and making a fuss with a desperate look on her face.

The moment I saw this, I was reminded of Damian’s older sister, Lilia Karsaril, and felt a strange sense of confusion.

She could see a large number of people below her, glaring at her and sending signals to each other.

‘It looks like they’re planning to handle it quietly.’

Since they are operating under the pretext of a volunteer facility, it seems like they would be cautious about acting too roughly.

So, I think there is a high probability that they will calm him down as much as possible and then kill or sell him in a quiet place, so I am watching them.

The branch manager, frowning, hurriedly went downstairs and spoke through gritted teeth.

“You fucking retards, you can’t handle a single woman, so you’re making noise all the way up? You want to get all of them? ”

“I’m sorry… ”

“If you’re sorry, drag that motherfucker out right now!”

As he spoke, those closest to him approached her and made gestures as if guiding her inside.

It seemed like he was going to come in and deal with her, so I was about to leave when I suddenly felt a strange sense of foreboding and frowned.

‘By the way, how did that woman get in here?’

There must have been soldiers blocking the entrance, but it was rather strange that a woman who seemed to have no military power at all was able to break through.

The moment that thought crossed my mind, I realized that the situation itself was a trap and raised my eyebrows.

‘He’s like a black magician in many ways.’

Something just felt strange.

The branch manager’s office is a place where close conversations take place, but the soundproofing is not too bad.

The fact that a guy who was as good as a branch manager fell for threats more easily than expected.

A distinguished guest has arrived, so the branch manager has to stand up and resolve the issue.

And I realized that they were a volunteer group that values external attention, but they had blatantly recruited gangsters and made it so that ‘the apostles of justice would get in trouble’, and I snickered.

‘This building itself was a trap from the start.’

No, to be exact, it’s not a trap, but rather a gateway to filter out fake customers.

With such thoughts in mind, I was wondering what to do, and decided to pretend not to know anything in order to enter the ‘key’ location.

*

When I came back without doing anything, Anna spoke quietly as if she was surprised.

“Huh? I thought you were going to break everything, but you came back without doing anything? ”

“It was a trap.”

I knew there was no soundproofing, so I opened my mouth as quietly as possible.

“Yes, that’s right. It’s closer to a classification than a trap, to be exact… You caught it. ”

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

“It’s not that I didn’t tell you, it’s more like I didn’t know. I was sure this was the entrance, but I didn’t know exactly how to get in. ”

So, did you decide that it would be better to go together for now?

Then, as I nodded, thinking that I understood, Rihanna pointed downstairs and continued speaking.

“After investigating, it seems like there’s a staircase going down in the center of the first floor of the building. Judging from the fact that it’s the basement, there’s a very high chance that it’s related to the warlock. ”

Nodding, Rihanna gave me two choices.

“So what are you going to do? Are you going to break everything down and enter properly? Or are you going to continue pretending to be a customer and go inside?”

It wouldn’t be a bad idea to just go in and smash everything.

If you go inside and there is a hole to escape through, and it is quite deep, there is a high possibility that you will end up shaking hands.

I decided to choose the latter since I thought it would be better to go in secretly.

“Unexpected? Okay. Then let’s proceed like that.”

Rihanna smiled and told me that she was satisfied with my choosing the normal option.

“Then I think it would be better to start acting seriously from now on, so I’ll step forward.”

He nodded and said that since he was weak in the art of divination, it would be better to leave it to Riana.

“Then I’ll ask you something.”

“Yes.”

As we were deciding to do so, the branch manager came rushing in from outside and apologized to us.

“I’m really sorry… As a gesture of apology, can I take you back to the VIP room?”

Judging from the fact that they are trying to move the location, it seems like they have passed the criteria they set.

I answered firmly, looking a little annoyed by those words.

“I’m starting to get a little excited. Let’s proceed as quickly as possible.”

“Yes.”

It seemed as if he had passed his own test, as he nodded as politely as possible and opened his mouth as he guided us down.

“Then come this way.”

*

As we go down, we feel like we have passed the test, but we are still guarded, and we can feel that there are eyes full of guard watching us from all over the place.

I guess they are still showing suspicion because they are still not sure of the identity.

I ignored those gazes and glanced around.

‘The woman who was crying is gone.’

At some point it became quiet, and then it completely disappeared.

Outside the door, you can see soldiers stationed properly.

Still, just in case I misjudged, I asked Siren for advice.

Siren looks around blankly, ponders for a moment, and then whispers softly to me.

“Judging by the fact that the surrounding mana is still and not shaking, it seems like it was smoke.”

Since I have no knowledge of magic, I couldn’t figure out what it meant to be unshakable.

When I thought about it in context, the thought crossed my mind that it might mean that there was no change in emotion or physical change.

I nodded at those words and went downstairs.

The branch manager looked around, pushed the desk in the center aside, and spoke to us.

“Just come this way.”

A rather narrow entrance.

As I nodded at the sight that gave the impression of a secret passage to anyone who saw it, he spoke with a friendly smile.

“Please be careful as the inside is narrow.”

After hearing that, I went inside and a narrow hallway appeared, jam-packed with three people standing on either side.

‘Did they make the entrance and hallway narrow so that they could launch a surprise attack if they got lost?’

I thought that was highly likely and was wondering how to fight here.

He, who was moving forward, calmly opened his mouth.

“Could you please tell me where you heard the story about this place, Elicia?”

Rihanna, who was following those words, answered in a cold voice.

“Are you telling us to reveal the Archduchess’ information to us now?”

“Oh, no. That’s not it.”

From the way he spoke, it seemed like the branch manager had noticed something fishy.

As soon as I noticed that, I immediately took out a hammer and hit the branch manager’s head.

At that moment, Siren, who was behind, stretched out her hand and activated noise-cancelling magic, making the surroundings quiet.

He was awkwardly laughing at my actions as if he knew I would do something like this.

Siren spoke to me with a strangely proud expression on her face.

“I knew Damian would do that.”

As I was trembling at the confident voice, Rihanna crossed her arms and laughed.

“If he’s going to blatantly stab me like that, I guess he must have noticed. Good job.”

I wiped the blood from the hammer on the other person’s clothes as I spoke.

“Then let’s proceed as quickly as possible.”

The two of them nodded at my words and began preparing to assist me in their own ways.

I turned my head, looking at the man lying down below, and vowed not to talk about infiltration again.

*****

Dark alley.

Elysia was breathing heavily, hiding her body from the knights running around.

Thanks to the artifact, I was barely able to avoid being caught.

The search is getting more intense, and emotions are running high as there is a very high possibility that they will be caught soon.

‘…ah.’

As the thought of how this happened crosses my mind, all sorts of thoughts come to mind.

If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have thought a little more broadly, pretended to accept Damien’s kindness, and even if I couldn’t give it to him, I would still be able to obtain a similar status.

I even regret not having promoted Dale as a hero and instead deciding to solve the problem on his own.

Because now, they were regrets that could not be undone.

The moment it occurred to me, a great sense of suffocation came over me and squeezed my chest, but there was nothing I could do about it.

I looked at the letter, forcibly shaking off the lingering regret that wouldn’t go away.

[If you agree to my proposal, come to the clock tower in the center.]

A letter from the man who proposed creating an artificial sun.

This was all that was left, so I headed towards the clock tower, but the path wasn’t easy.

I thought about giving up and getting caught instead.

If I do that, I’ll be blamed for everything and thrown in jail, and everything will go down the drain.

There was a need to get there by any means necessary.

‘… … ‘

So, I moved my steps hurriedly, thinking that I should push myself as hard as I can and move forward.